Births (published 3/12)

SIKESTON - Christopher Howard and Rosemarie Shannon Harper are the parents of their third child, second daughter, born at 12:11 p.m. Feb. 23, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Christa Rose Harper weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces and was 18-inches long.

Mrs. Harper is the former Rosemarie Murphy, daughter of Donald Cameron of Sikeston. She is employed by Creative Data Systems Inc.

Harper, son of Howard and Kay Harper of Sikeston, is employed by Tetra Pak Materials.

LILBOURN - LaNikki Kenyata Jackson is the mother of her second daughter, born at 5:01 p.m. Feb. 24, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Zamari Taraj Jackson weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and was 20-inches long.

Jackson, daughter of Gloria Jackson of Lilbourn and Johnny Southern of Hughes, Ark., is pursuing a licensed practical nursing degree.

NEW MADRID - Brandy Marie Sullivan and Michael Anthony McElroy are the parents of their second child, first daughter, born at 7:38 a.m. Feb. 25, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Hannah Nicole McElroy weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces and was 20-inches long.

Sullivan, daughter of Marta Sullivan of New Madrid and Luther Sullivan of Parma, is employed by Wal-Mart.

McElroy, son of Linda Cleaver of Morrilton, Ark., and Leon McElroy of Little Rock, Ark., is employed by Rowe Furniture.

WYATT - Charles and Michelle Medlock are the parents of their second child, first son, born at 1:48 p.m. Feb. 25, 2003, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Nicholas Ray Medlock weighed 5 pounds, 4 ounces and was 17 1/2-inches long.

Mrs. Medlock, daughter of Barbara Flippo and the late Clifford Ray Flippo, is a licensed practical nurse.

Medlock, son of Mike Medlock and Tammy Barbie, is a welder and crane operator.

BLOOMFIELD - Cory Dale and Cara Beth Hartlein are the parents of their first child, a daughter, born at 5:12 p.m. Feb. 25, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Cali Elizabeth Hartlein weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and was 19 1/2-inches long.

The former Cara Mason, Mrs. Hartlein is the daughter of Pat Mason and Bobby Mason of Bloomfield and is a college student.

Hartlein, son of Nancy Hartlein and Dale Hartlein of Indianapolis, Ind., is employed by Blackwell Baldwin Dodge.